Hi Steve,
Thanks for not rubbing it in. I should learn not to assume my memory
for button locations is as it would have been when I was in my
prime. I certainly have plenty of counter examples these days.
Dave
At 04:27 AM 11/22/2014, you wrote:
>Dave,
>Glad all is well. My gut feeling was the vox/break-in button, and even
>though you said it was set right, I figured I'd mention it anyway.
>
>Welcome your radio back to the land of the living.
>
>73, Steve KW3A
>
>
>On 11/22/2014 12:16 AM, Dave Basden wrote:
> > Hi Jim, Steve,
> >
> > It's time for me to eat my own words! I should have learned by now
> > not to trust my memory. For months now I have been using the antenna
> > tuner on-off button thinking it was the QSK on-off button. I shutter
> > to think how many times I have supposedly gone off line using that
> > button while reprogramming the keyer memories in the TS-590. Somehow
> > I must have pressed the real QSK on-off button to the off
> > position. That's apparently the default setting, so when I did a
> > system reset, it defaulted to QSK off. I feel extremely
> > foolish. Thanks for your suggestions though!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Dave, W7OQ
> >
> > At 06:48 PM 11/21/2014, you wrote:
> >> Dave,
> >>
> >> Are you hearing any clicks from the t/r relays? Is this on all
> >> bands? If only on a single band, be sure drv isn't active.
> >>
> >> Are you sure there is no problem with the paddles? Do you have another
> >> set of paddles or a straight key? If nothing else, an audio cable
> >> plugged into the straight key jack and then short tip to ground and see
> >> if you get output. Or do the same with a 1/4 stereo cable plugged into
> >> the paddle jack an ground tip or ring to ground.
> >>
> >> When you say the QSK button is set right, I assume you mean the
> >> vox/break-in button.
> >>
> >> If you unplug paddles and straight key, does the "send" button on the
> >> front panel give output while in CW mode?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/21/2014 8:50 PM, Dave Basden wrote:
> >>> For the last several days I haven't been able to make contacts on
> >>> CW. I finally checked and am getting no output according to my
> >>> talking SWR meter. The sidetone is behaving normally in response to
> >>> my paddles. Yes, the button for QSK is in the on position. In fact
> >>> I have done a full reset with no change. I appear to be getting
> >>> output on SSB. Both VFO A and VFO B are set within the band, so it's
> >>> not that I am trying to transmit outside the ban. I'm about ready to
> >>> ship the TS-590 off to the repair station, but thought I would ask
> >>> for your ideas first. Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>>
> >>> Dave, W7OQ
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
|
